Viktor Orbán
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Will Europe watch as Hungary criminalises culture?
HUNGARY: With the introduction of the new «foreign agent» bill, the country’s documentary community is under siege by censorship, surveillance, and democratic erosion.
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The Eukrainian
UKRAINE: The high-wire act of a Ukrainian leader navigating war, diplomacy, and EU bureaucracy in a continent losing its sense of unity.
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CoPro announces Israeli film sales pilot programme for 25th anniversary
The timely documentary feature The Consultant takes centre stage at CoPro 25 – The Israeli Coproduction Market, shedding light on the life and work of Arthur J. Finkelstein, an influential American political consultant. Directed by Eado Zuckerman and produced by Assaf Peretz for Channel 8 in Israel, the film explores Finkelstein’s role in shaping the…
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The adaptive autocrats
AUTHORITARIANISM: What happened after the height of freedom ideals, the fall of the Iron Curtain and Bill Clinton's fusion of liberal politics with market forces? Today, the Chinese's mastery of original Western technology and surveillance seems limitless.
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Sunny Side of the Doc announces winner of 2021 Global Pitch
After over 320 professionals representing 52 countries engaged with 12 investigative documentary projects, Sunny Side of the Doc’s Global Pitch Award was given to The Hungarian Playbook (dir. Bence Máté; prod. Florian Schewe, Film Five). The film will receive € 3,000 from Real Stories and Off the Fence plus 2 full passes for Sunny Side…
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Orbán’s politics of fear in Hungary
HUNGARY:Hungary 2018 is a film that shows a caricature of an election campaign in which the winner has already been chosen.